Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10

On 18 July 1976, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci became the first female to be awarded the perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastics event. She was just 14-years-old when she became a global star after her routine on the uneven bars was judged flawless.

Nadia Comaneci, of Romania, dismounts from the uneven parallel bars during a perfect 10 performance at the Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, July 18, 1976 Paul Vathis/AP